Twin Cities radio and TV mainstay John Hines, who has been with 830 WCCO radio since 2009, announced Friday he will be leaving his 9 a.m. to noon daily show at the end of the summer.

Hines, who was the first non-journalist embedded with soldiers in Iraq, has previously hosted shows on WWTC, KSTP-AM, KSTP-TV, WLOL and K102.

He was a 2017 inductee into the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

“I am thankful to the many listeners who have supported me over the years and to WCCO in allowing me the opportunity to extend my career these past years. I am also pleased that WCCO has invited me to stay on in a part-time/fill in capacity,” Hines said in a news release.

Kathy has been an arts journalist for more than 25 years. Her career goal is to interview all four Monkees, and she's three-fourths of the way there. She loves Twin Cities theater, bicycling, good books in the screen porch, the St. Paul Winter Carnival and the Minnesota State Fair.

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